Hello,

I'm trying to create a custom shape in my code-behind and am having a great deal of difficuly. I found this sample code (from the help) and when I run it I am able to pull the pre-defined shape (using ShapeTemplate.FromId()), but second box just shows up as a regular old square every time instead of displaying the custom shape.

The only difference between the code from the example below and mine is that I use fc.CreateBox(x,y, w, h) instead of using boxes already in the flowchart.

What gives?

private void example_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

Box box0 = fc.CreateBox(0,0, 200, 200);

Box box1 = fc.CreateBox(0, 250, 200, 200);



// use one of the predefined shapes

box0.Shape = ShapeTemplate.FromId("MultiDocument");



// create a custom shape

box1.Shape = new ShapeTemplate(

new ElementTemplate[] {

new LineTemplate( 0, 100, 60, 100),

new BezierTemplate( 60, 100, 80, 100, 100, 75, 100, 50),

new BezierTemplate(100, 50, 100, 25, 80, 0, 60, 0),

new LineTemplate( 60, 0, 0, 0),

new LineTemplate( 0, 0, 0, 100) },

FillMode.Winding);

}

My Box Object doesn't seem to have that property.  I get this compilation error....

Error5'MindFusion.Diagramming.WebForms.Box' does not contain a definition for 'Style' and no extension method 'Style' accepting a first argument of type 'MindFusion.Diagramming.WebForms.Box' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)


Perhaps I don't have version 4?

I don't understand, why would I have to save the shape in a shape file if I'm defining the ShapeTemplate at runtime as the code above shows?

box0 displays correctly, its the dynamically created box1 that does not.

Yes I am using the ASP.Net control.

Okay Stoyan, that makes sense.  However it brings me to a new issue....

I set a number of properties via code-behind on the diagram such as enabling the grid, changing background colors, etc...

This works fine provided that I don't set ShapeLibraryLocation equal to anything in the tag. 

However, when I do set this value, I loose all of those settings and it defaults to the standard background, etc....

In addition if I try to add a shape programatically with code like:

box0.Shape = ShapeTemplate.FromId("Actor");

I don't get anything at all.

Can you explain how I can utilize the ShapeLibrary in this manner and keep my FlowChart settings and create that shape dynamically?

Thanks for your help!

Sure enough, that was it!

I had the value set to "/Content/Diagram.shl" does the path have to be in a specific format?

Full URL worked like a charm thanks!  It's a little annoying that I have to specify the whole path, but it gets me over this one problem.

While I've got your attention, one quick unrelated question:

Is there any way to programaticaly access with javascript the Id value that shows up in the diagram's XML (<node id="X">)?  I have seen others track ID's in the Tag element, but then you have to do all of this cross-referencing when dealing with the links.  If I could get at the node's id at runtime it would greatly help.

Thanks!